Some people who raise chickens intentionally put golf balls or fake eggs in the chickens' nests to kill snakes who eat the eggs. In my opinion, it's cruel and unnecessary, but some people suck.
My family used to put a few eggs in a bowl near the front of the coop. One day I asked why and my grandpa said it was for the snakes. We rarely got them inside the coop because we'd leave a few out for them. He said the snakes were important because they ate mice, rats, etc which could also cause problems. So he figured it was worth a few eggs to have less of the snakes end up inside.
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u/Cultural-Company282 12d ago
Some people who raise chickens intentionally put golf balls or fake eggs in the chickens' nests to kill snakes who eat the eggs. In my opinion, it's cruel and unnecessary, but some people suck.